Madar drops 17 points in Partizan's last game of ABA regular season / News - Basketnews.com

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Partizan NIS Belgrade (22-4) left no chance for Cibona Zagreb (10-15) 98-77 (27-16, 25-20, 19-21, 27-20), finishing the ABA League regular season on a high note. It was the third consecutive local competition win for the Serbian powerhouse.

Points this season

48%85,1Points made:85,1Accuracy:47,8%Place in standings:4Record max:106Record min:60Best scorer:Kevin PunterTeamEuroCupStatisticsSchedule

Zeljko Obradovic's men can finish first in the ABA standings if archrivals Crvena Zvezda (21-2) lose all three of their remaining games.

Partizan spurted 8-0 in the first quarter and eventually built an early 11-point lead (25-14). They never looked back and reached the convincing W.

Yam Madar led the scoring race for Partizan, posting 17 points (7/8 2PT, 1/3 3PT), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 18 PIR.

Mathias Lessort had 16 points (7/9 2PT, 2/2 FT), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 turnovers, 1 block, and a game-high 26 PIR.

Partizan: Yam Madar 17, Mathias Lessort 16 (5 REB, 5 AST, 26 PIR), Zach LeDay 14 (5 REB), Balsa Koprivica 13, Aleksa Avramovic 12, Uros Trifunovic 11.

Cibona: Amar Gegic 14 (5 AST), Danko Brankovic 12, Toni Nakic 12, Roko Prkacin 11 (8 REB), Jose Vildoza 11 (6 AST).

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